David Lammy’s ‘progressive realism’ isn’t realistic

Ollie Ryan Tucker

David Nutt: MPs against smoking ban should legalise drugs The former Government adviser accused politicians of 'logical inconsistency'

Wednesday

17.04

‘Polycule’ relationships are a bureaucratic nightmare When 20 people are in the one relationship, someone's bound to be a loser

Eliza Mondegreen

French university cancels Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s Palestine event

Is Joe Biden losing Pennsylvania? The President's visit to the state comes at a difficult moment for Democrats

Mehdi Hasan’s new media channel: activism as journalism

Ashley Rindsberg

Humza Yousaf’s misogyny law is a threat to women The SNP is trying to impose gender ideology via the backdoor

NatCon: are centrists the real threat to free speech? Purported moderates are turning out to be the most censorious

Tuesday

16.04

Calls to defund NPR grow after CEO tweets resurface Katherine Maher has made a series of incendiary comments

Is a Jordan Peterson-Richard Dawkins showdown coming?

Yanis Varoufakis: I support Nigel Farage’s right to annoy me The politician called the attempted NatCon shutdown 'farcical authoritarianism'

Could David Cameron work for Labour? The Foreign Secretary was asked by Ed Balls whether he'd serve under Keir Starmer

A multipolar world might backfire for America’s enemies

The Sydney killer’s misogyny is being overlooked Hatred of women has become normalised in modern society

Josephine Bartosch

Monday

15.04

Gavin Newsom’s futile bid to ‘Trump-proof’ California The Governor is engaging in another pointless crusade

Kemi Badenoch reclaims number one spot in Tory Cabinet poll

MPs call for review of Government disinformation unit A Commons committee has questioned the group's pandemic-era censorship

The Ivy League donor revolt isn’t over Wealthy alumni are continuing to oppose campus protests over Gaza

Salman Rushdie: now the censors are progressives The author has claimed that artistic freedom is under attack from all sides

Middle East tensions will fuel energy price volatility Oil-driven inflation risks crippling the West

Philip Pilkington

Sunday

14.04

Will Netanyahu go rogue on Israel’s Iran response? This situation could be derailed by a disproportionate reaction

David Patrikarakos

German companies deserve blame for deindustrialisation Businesses have long engaged in self-destructive policies

Ralph Schoellhammer

Looming inflation threatens Joe Biden’s re-election

Saturday

13.04

When will Iran strike Israel? Tehran officials believe they have no choice

‘Latine’: progressives’ new favourite buzzword The new term is said to be more inclusive than 'Latinx'

Taylor Swift ignites a new war in the music streaming industry

Boris Johnson is out of step with the public on smoking bans Brits are much more authoritarian than the former PM realises

Friday

12.04

US universities crack down on Palestine protests A string of colleges have penalised students for campus demonstrations

Curtis Yarvin debates Christopher Rufo on the future of the Right

Japan’s pacifist era is officially over Tokyo is back as a major player in international affairs

Angela Rayner’s hypocrisy will be her undoing Keir Starmer's deputy has made a career out of holding others to high standards

Investigative journalism is reaching breaking point openDemocracy's depleted workforce is another sign of an industry in despair

Migration pact will only deepen EU divisions Eastern European leaders are opposed to the bloc's plans for relocation

William Nattrass

Thursday

11.04

Sam Harris: jihadists are worse than Nazis The neuroscientist claimed it was a matter of civilisation versus its enemies

Salman Rushdie returns to the spotlight

O.J. Simpson’s strange internet afterlife Younger generations saw him as a curious, semi-comic figure

Is the US election influencing Bank of England interest rates? The possible return of Donald Trump has spooked policymakers

Philip Pilkington

Will Joker: Folie à Deux be an incel film?

The SNP won’t be easy to kill Scottish Labour's polling lead is not a defeat of nationalism

The three groups opposing the smartphone ban are all wrong Sceptics, libertarians and fatalists are failing to address the root of the problem

Wednesday

10.04

Meet Melina Abdullah, Cornel West’s BLM activist VP pick

Joe Biden’s green agenda is alienating the working class The President is once again stuck between workers and progressives

Is Nicole Shanahan’s RFK Jr honeymoon over already?

Stonewall memory-holes opposition to Cass Report Organisations are scrabbling to revise earlier positions on youth gender transition

How much influence does the US really have over Israel? It remains unclear whether Netanyahu will heed calls for a ceasefire

Food prices are falling — but interest rates won’t Structural changes in the economy are forcing the hand of central banks

David Cameron: Ukraine war is ‘good value for money’

Tuesday

09.04

The long uncancellation of Mike Tyson One of boxing's biggest stars has clawed his way back to public favour

US deficit to exceed $1.5 trillion in 2024

Poland pushes ahead with hardline hate speech law Worthy efforts to challenge anti-LGBT discrimination risk becoming authoritarian

Son of £5-million party donor elected Young Labour chair

Liberals in shock as Pope reveals he is Catholic Francis may be on the political Left, but he is theologically conservative

Is Labour finally taking on the NHS? Wes Streeting has criticised the Left's sacred cow in a new op-ed

65% of young British Muslims oppose Israel’s right to exist

Monday

08.04

Study: women and girls lead decline in youth mental health Researchers discovered a huge rise in depression and anxiety among the cohort

Does University Challenge have a diversity quota?

The latest medicalised self-harm: amputation Cutting off healthy limbs is increasingly en vogue

Solar eclipse: the return of re-enchantment? We are moving away from the material and towards the numinous

Mary Harrington

North Korean HGVs pose a threat to the West The hermit kingdom has made substantial additions to its missile arsenal

Philip Pilkington

Sunday

07.04

Curb Your Enthusiasm: the last politically incorrect sitcom

A new culture war is brewing over autism and ADHD NHS referrals have soared beyond capacity in recent years

Péter Magyar is Viktor Orbán’s most serious challenger yet The Fidesz whistleblower has inspired huge protests in Hungary

William Nattrass

Saturday

06.04

Aslef train strikes don’t go far enough Ongoing industrial action is mostly performative

Philip Cunliffe

In Scoop, Prince Andrew isn’t the story

The crypto boom could be one big bezzle A surge in prices does not explain what function cryptocurrencies serve

Louis-Vincent Gave

Friday

05.04

Are Democrats giving up on Hispanic voters? Party strategists are worried that outreach efforts might benefit Trump

The Rock abandons Joe Biden

No Labels was too Beltway to ever succeed The political group has announced it will not be running a third-party ticket

Why is William Wragg getting off lightly?

Campus censorship set for a record-breaking 2024 There have been nearly 50 deplatforming attempts in the US already this year

Europe only has itself to blame for its economic decline

Ralph Schoellhammer

Reform UK threatens Tories in over 300 seats A new YouGov MRP may reinvigorate talk of an electoral pact

Thursday

04.04

Antifa goes on trial in California

Is the American Left trying to win over evangelicals? Donald Trump has alienated swathes of Christian voters

Yousaf receives more hate complaints than JK Rowling

Nato’s ‘Trump-proof’ $100-billion fund is anti-democratic It threatens to make the bloc independent of national political authority

Johan Wennström

Tory leaders are to blame for the collapse of the Red Wall

Why won’t Britain stand up to Israel over aid worker deaths? Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have both offered mealy-mouthed responses

Wednesday

03.04

Justin Trudeau: immigration into Canada is far too high The PM says migrants are putting pressure on the country

US government body spends $3 million to study microaggressions

Men aren’t drifting Right — but women are moving Left A new female progressivism is emerging on social issues

Rising gas prices threaten Joe Biden’s re-election hopes Discontent at filling stations is hurting the President